One of Mexico’s leading industrial real estate developers uses Verkada to unify video security, access control, alarms, visitor management, and analytics across a growing portfolio — strengthening perimeter protection, improving visibility, and scaling a more modern security model across Mexico.
Key metrics
Nearly 50 years in the market
More than 70 locations across Mexico, including 28 industrial parks
400+ devices deployed across 10+ parks, with additional deployments underway
Cameras, access control, alarms, and visitor management managed through one unified platform
AI-powered search, activity detection, and vehicle/person-of-interest alerts have helped support faster incident response and law enforcement coordination
At key perimeters, alerts, talk-down, and siren strobes help deter people before they reach the fence line
~500 vehicles per day entering a single park with Verkada-supported gate workflows
30–60 minute entry lines reduced to about 30 seconds per vehicle at key checkpoints
Gate workflows that once required around five guards can now be managed with two or three at some entrances
Background
FINSA is one of Mexico’s leading industrial real estate developers, building and managing industrial parks that support manufacturers, logistics operators, and other businesses across the country. With nearly 50 years in the market, more than 70 locations across Mexico, and 28 industrial parks, FINSA operates large, complex environments where security is closely tied to daily operations, tenant experience, and business continuity.
For Jorge Terrones, Infrastructure & Security Manager at FINSA, the goal was not simply to add more cameras. FINSA needed a security model that could scale across industrial parks, offices, and other company-operated sites — giving the monitoring team better visibility, operators more reliable tools, and tenants a safer, more professionally managed environment.
“For us, security is part of the experience we deliver. When a company chooses a FINSA park, they expect it to feel secure, well-run, and professional from day one.”
The challenge: fragmented systems across complex industrial environments
Before Verkada, FINSA’s security infrastructure was fragmented across sites and increasingly difficult to manage at scale. Over the years, the team had worked with a variety of camera systems and brands, from early coaxial deployments to more recent IP-based solutions. In some cases, installing a single PTZ camera required days of manual work, cabling, and onsite coordination.
As FINSA’s portfolio grew, those limitations became harder to manage. Each park or office often functioned as its own standalone environment, with its own recorder, architecture, and support requirements. There was no simple way to monitor every site from one place, and connecting systems into a centralized monitoring center often required additional infrastructure, VPNs, or complex workarounds.
Access control presented similar challenges. Maintenance was inconsistent, and reliability issues made it difficult to build a repeatable model across sites. For an organization managing large industrial parks with significant vehicle traffic, multiple tenants, expansive perimeters, and remote areas, FINSA needed a solution that could simplify day-to-day operations while supporting centralized oversight.
“Centralization was the main problem we needed to solve. We wanted to monitor all of our sites from one place without having to build separate VPNs or extra infrastructure just to make the cameras work.”
The solution: one platform for video, access control, alarms, and analytics
FINSA partnered with Bnext to deploy Verkada across its industrial parks, bringing cameras, access control, alarms, visitor management, and related security workflows into one connected platform. Today, FINSA uses Verkada across more than 10 parks, with more than 400 devices deployed and additional rollouts underway.
With Verkada, FINSA’s monitoring center can oversee activity across multiple sites without relying on separate systems at each location. That centralized model was one of the most important reasons FINSA chose the platform. Instead of requiring separate infrastructure to enable remote monitoring, Verkada provided cloud-based visibility as a core part of the solution.
FINSA also valued Verkada’s integrated architecture. During its evaluation process, FINSA considered solutions that required one vendor for the platform and another for the devices. Verkada offered the capabilities FINSA needed in one solution, helping simplify deployment, management, and long-term scalability.
That flexibility has been especially important in FINSA’s environment. Industrial parks have different requirements than offices, camps, daycare facilities, or potential future deployments inside industrial buildings. With Verkada, FINSA can adapt its security model to each site while maintaining a consistent foundation across the organization.
“What we liked about Verkada is that it brought together what we otherwise would have needed multiple systems to do. It gave us the platform, the devices, and the centralized model in one solution.”
Results
Centralized visibility across parks
With Verkada, FINSA can monitor multiple locations through one system instead of managing each park or office as a separate environment. The platform is primarily used by FINSA’s monitoring center, helping the team centralize activity, review incidents, and support sites more consistently.
That shift has helped FINSA move from fragmented, site-by-site systems to a more repeatable security model that can scale as new parks and facilities come online. Onsite teams can still use Verkada for specific workflows, such as temporary access on demand, while the monitoring center maintains centralized oversight.
“Today, the monitoring center is the main user of the platform. That is intentional — it helps us centralize activity, maintain consistency, and support our sites from one place.”
Operational dashboards for smarter monitoring
Beyond centralizing live video and alerts, FINSA is also using Verkada data to better understand activity across its parks. The monitoring center can pull insights from the platform to track peak traffic hours, access activity, prevention trends, incident and damage alerts, barrier-manipulation events, and onsite attendance.
That visibility helps FINSA move from reactive monitoring to more data-informed operations. Instead of relying only on manual reports or after-the-fact reviews, the team can use dashboards and platform-generated data to understand where activity is concentrated, when demand is highest, and where teams may need to adjust coverage or respond faster.
Together, these insights give the monitoring center a broader operational view — not just what happened, but how people, vehicles, guards, and access points are moving across the park.
“The monitoring center has dashboards with a lot of useful data. We use different metrics from the platform — including peak hours, prevention data, access control activity, incident alerts, and alerts when a barrier is manipulated.”
Stronger perimeter deterrence
Perimeter security has become one of FINSA’s strongest Verkada use cases. Many industrial parks border undeveloped areas or zones where unauthorized entry is a concern. In those environments, FINSA uses Verkada cameras, AI-powered activity detection alerts, BZ11 talk-down horn speakers, and BZ32 siren strobes to detect and deter activity before it escalates.
The impact has been clear. In the past, people would approach the perimeter and attempt to damage or break through fencing. With alerts, talk-down, and siren strobes in place, FINSA can create a visible and audible deterrent before someone reaches the fence line.
“At first, people would come up to the perimeter and try to break or knock down the fence. Once we added alerts, talk-down speakers, and siren strobes, they stopped even trying to reach that point.”
This approach helps FINSA protect large outdoor environments while reducing unnecessary risk for onsite guards. Instead of relying only on a physical response after someone reaches the perimeter, the team can intervene earlier and more remotely.
AI-powered analytics that support faster investigations and response
As FINSA expanded its use of Verkada, AI-powered search and vehicle/person-of-interest alerts became important tools for investigations and incident response.
In one case, FINSA captured visual evidence of a person involved in a theft inside one of its parks. When that person later returned in a vehicle, the team was able to identify them and respond. In another case, a local municipality shared a license plate associated with an incident outside the park. FINSA entered the plate into the system, detected the vehicle when it arrived, and supported the municipal police response onsite.
“Detecting vehicles, plates, and people has helped us prevent incidents. We’ve had cases where analytics helped us identify someone involved in a theft and support municipal police when a vehicle of interest entered one of our parks.”
For FINSA, these capabilities make Verkada more than a passive recording system. The platform helps the team surface relevant activity faster, coordinate with authorities when needed, and respond with better context.
Faster gate access and more efficient operations
Gate access has become a major success area for FINSA. Historically, vehicle access workflows across industrial parks relied heavily on manual verification and disconnected systems. With Verkada, FINSA has been able to streamline key gate workflows and build a more consistent model across sites.
At vehicle entrances, FINSA can combine video context, license plate recognition, intercom communication, and remote verification to help security teams validate access without relying on a fully manual gate process. That gives the monitoring center better visibility into who is entering the park, while helping onsite teams keep traffic moving and focus on exceptions.
At one park, FINSA supports the flow of roughly 500 vehicles per day using Verkada-supported workflows. Entry lines that previously could take 30 minutes to an hour can now be handled in about 30 seconds per vehicle at key checkpoints. At some entrances, workflows that once required around five guards can now be managed with two or three, helping reduce manual effort while keeping access points controlled.
The team also values Verkada’s ability to integrate with other technologies. In several cases, FINSA has connected Verkada with third-party systems to support site-specific workflows — including deterrence tools such as lights and other perimeter systems — with Verkada serving as the central platform where those workflows begin. This openness allows FINSA to adapt the platform to operational needs at each location instead of forcing every site into a rigid model.
Jorge also noted that these access workflows, analytics, and integrations are beginning to create opportunities for cost savings. Over time, FINSA sees these workflows creating measurable savings — helping the platform not only improve security, but also support a more sustainable operating model.
“Access control has helped us digitize the process and gain better control. It also integrates well with other technologies, and that is where the platform starts to generate savings and pay for itself.”
A flexible model that can expand beyond industrial parks
FINSA’s initial Verkada deployments focused on industrial parks, but the company is already expanding the model to other environments. The team recently completed its first camp deployment, has extended Verkada to a daycare facility, and is evaluating additional office projects.
Each environment has different needs, but the same foundation applies: centralized visibility, reliable access control, adaptable workflows, and a platform that can scale across diverse sites. Looking ahead, FINSA also sees potential to bring Verkada into industrial buildings themselves, extending the security model deeper into tenant environments.
“We are no longer looking at Verkada only for industrial parks. We are taking it to camps, daycare facilities, offices, and potentially, in the future, inside the industrial buildings themselves.”
Looking ahead
As FINSA continues to grow, Verkada is helping the company build a more centralized, flexible, and proactive approach to security. What started as a need to simplify video monitoring has expanded into a broader platform strategy — one that includes perimeter protection, access control, alarms, analytics, visitor management, and integrations across a growing portfolio of sites.
For FINSA, the opportunity is not simply to add more devices. It is to create a security model that is easier to manage, easier to scale, and better suited to the complexity of modern industrial environments. With Verkada, FINSA can continue strengthening its parks today while extending the same model to new areas of the business in the future.
About FINSA
Founded in 1977, FINSA is one of Mexico’s leading industrial real estate developers. The company develops and operates industrial parks, distribution centers, and logistics facilities that support national and international businesses across key markets in Mexico. FINSA has developed 150 million square feet, leased 42 million square feet, and has more than 70 locations across Mexico, including 28 industrial parks.